CAIR Calls on Speaker Johnson to Stop Protecting Anti-Muslim Fascists in His Caucus
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to stop protecting anti-Muslim fascists in his caucus after the speaker refused to condemn Andy Ogles for declaring that Muslims “do not belong in American society.” CAIR said that Johnson’s attempt to deflect […]
CAIR Welcomes Alabama Gov. Ivey’s Decision to Commute Death Sentence for Charles Burton
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to commute the death sentence for Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton, a Muslim incarceree who was scheduled to be executed this month during the last 10 days of Ramadan for a crime he […]
CAIR Condemns Israel’s Killing of Lebanese Catholic Priest, U.S.-Israeli Killing of 40 in Tehran Apt. Bombing
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned U.S. involvement or support for ongoing attacks on civilians in Iran and Lebanon, including the U.S.-Israeli bombing of an apartment building in Tehran that reportedly killed 40 people and Israel’s ethnic cleansing of southern Lebanon, which resulted in […]
CAIR-Georgia, Co-Counsel Gerry Weber and James Slater File Federal Lawsuit Against Bartow County Sheriff Over Forced Hijab Removal
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), alongside civil rights attorneys Gerry Weber and James Slater, today announced the filing of a federal lawsuit against Bartow County Sheriff Clark Millsap and detention officer “Jane Doe.” The suit challenges the forced removal of Plaintiff Ivana Elliott’s hijab, or Islamic headscarf, and the severe […]
CAIR-AZ Welcomes Arrest for Attack on Children at North Phoenix Mosque
The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an arrest for a reported attack targeting children at a mosque in north Phoenix. Phoenix police arrested Michael Abel Dominguez, 30, in connection with the March 7 attack. CAIR-AZ previously called law enforcement authorities […]
CAIR’s 2026 Civil Rights Report Shows the ‘Right to Be Different’ Narrowed in the Past Year
Civil rights complaints reported to the organization remain at an all-time high The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released its 2026 Civil Rights Report “The Right to be Different,” which documents a pattern of public officials using their offices to narrow the definitions of what […]
CAIR in the News, March 10, 2026
CAIR: Life Church St. Louis in Ballwin apologizes for sign calling Islam ‘demonic’ – St. Louis Post-Dispatch The message came as anti-Muslim rhetoric has been on the rise in recent days as the U.S. war against Iran, a predominantly Muslim country, continues, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. CAIR-San Diego: ICE fears weigh on some during Ramadan in […]
BREAKING: CAIR LDF, Co-Counsel Margolis & Cross Win $667K Jury Verdict for Muslim Incarcarees in Missouri Beaten and Pepper Sprayed by Guards for Praying Together
CAIR Legal Defense Fund (CAIR LDF) today announced that – along with co-counsel Margolis & Cross – it won a $667,000 judgement against several officials of the Missouri Department of Corrections (MDOC) who pepper-sprayed eight Muslim incarcerees as they prayed. The jury found in favor of the Plaintiffs on all of their legal claims and awarded […]
CAIR Designates Tenn. Rep. Andy Ogles as ‘Anti-Muslim Extremist’ After His Call to Eliminate All Muslims from U.S.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today designated Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) an “anti-Muslim extremist” after his “un-American fascist” call to eliminate all Muslims from the United States. SEE: Anti-Muslim Extremist: Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Rep. Ogles wrote: “Muslims […]
Anti-Muslim Extremist: Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN)
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) is an anti-Muslim extremist. Ogles is a member of the so-called “Sharia-Free America Caucus,” a group of U.S. representatives who support extremist legislation that would, if enacted, essentially ban the practice of Islam in the United States. CAIR previously designated the caucus an anti-Muslim extremist organization. Ogles believes pluralism is a lie, […]